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Envision Charlotte hopes to launch its Smart Water Now efficiency program in uptown by fall.

Katy Stewart, Staff Writer

Uptown Charlotte will soon have a water-efficiency program through the efforts of Envision: Charlotte, a public-private sustainability initiative.

Smart Water Now will consolidate water-consumption information from uptown buildings into a single number. Building occupants will be able to check progress on water conservation on kiosks and smartphones.

Program leaders say the information will help drive awareness and behavior change to reduce consumption. The results will also lower operational costs and improve uptown’s sustainability.

“Envision: Charlotte is creating a model for communities, and demonstrating the link between sustainability and growth,” Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx said in a press release.

Smart Water Now complements the Smart Energy Now program, which is tracking uptown’s energy use with a goal of reducing its carbon footprint.

The program will draw on the resources of several major companies in the region.

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